The Aus-InSCI Translation Project

About the Project

     Real voices. Real change: Actioning the lived experience of people  with SCI

Project Aims

The Aus-InSCI Translation project aims to implement a targeted program of translational activities based on the Aus-InSCI Community Survey, with the goal of improving quality of life and outcomes for people with spinal cord injury. Activities will focus on: 

1. Driving improvements in clinical practice 
2. Strengthening community-based supports 
3. Influencing policy and system-level reform 

Key project points:

·       It is guided by a Consumer Advisory Committee with nine members who have  lived experience of SCI    

·       The project is supported by a national Steering Committee.

·       It focuses on collaborative co-design across the entire system

·       It is a three-year project funded by NIISQ

Project Plan:

How to stay informed:   

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Contact information:

Don’t hesitate to get in touch via:

Email: aus-insci_translationproject@health.qld.gov.au

Phone: (07) 31761889

Additional resources:

·       Poster: Real voices. Real change:

        Actioning the lived experience of people with SCI

·       Aus-InSCI Translation Project summary

·       BIBS 2024 Symposium presentation

     The NIISQ Agency provided funding to The Hopkins Centre to support the
      Aus-InSCI Translation Project to conduct research/ activities that aim to
      improve the health and quality of life outcomes for NIISQ participants.